National Audit Office Report On CQC Performance
Quality Commission has improved as an organisation, but now needs to overcome some persistent issues with the timeliness of some of its regulation activities if
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Region Shines Spotlight On Care Homes With Event Attracting Experts From NHS England And Newcastle Gateshead CCG
Around 100 care professionals from across the region came together in Newcastle to celebrate the work taking place in care homes throughout Newcastle and Gateshead.
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LGA Responds To CQC ‘State Of Care’ Report
Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of the quality of health and social care in England, State of Care, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman
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First Admiral Nurse Service Launches In Dorset
Families living with dementia in Purbeck now have access to specialist dementia support – thanks to incredible local fundraising efforts. A special event at Durlston
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VODG Call On Government To Fund Social Care To Be Strong & Sustainable
Successive governments’ failure to properly fund social care is leaving millions of people at risk of losing vital support, according to a new analysis published
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More Than Half Of Councils To Overspend Adult Social Care Budgets
More than half of councils expect to overspend their adult social care budgets this year by up to nearly £21 million each, while all local
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LSD1 Gene Linked To Alzheimer’s And Frontotemporal Dementia
Researchers in the US have found that a protein called Lysine specific histone demethylase (LSD1) could protect against neurodegeneration in mice, and suggest that its
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It’s Official – Runny Eggs Back On The Menu!
Pregnant women, babies and elderly people can now enjoy dippy eggs again for the first time since the 1980s – as long as they have
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Further Expansion On Cards At Colten Care After Bank Deal
Colten Care, which owns and operates 20 homes across the South of England, says it is planning to open a new home every couple of
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Ruth Langsford Unites with 3,000 People at Surrey Memory Walk
Strictly Come Dancing star Ruth Langsford took a break from the dancefloor to join 3,000 people who united against dementia at an Alzheimer’s Society Memory
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Care Home Farm Trip Brings Back Memories For Resident Joyce
A FARM trip for elderly care home residents in Stockton on Tees brought back old memories for Joyce Marsay. The former farmer showed fellow residents
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MP for Cheltenham Joins Whittington House for Dementia Awareness Event
MP for Cheltenham Alex Chalk joined businesses, relatives and members of the public at Whittington House Nursing Home to share knowledge of dementia through two
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Most People are Getting Good, Safe Care But Future Quality is ‘Precarious’
This year’s CQC State of Care report – published today – shows that thanks to the efforts of staff and leaders, the quality of health and social
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Aegon Hits Out at Rumoured Delay in Addressing Social Care Funding Crisis
The Government is rumoured to have put on hold its consultation on social care funding until next Summer. While the next 18 months of the
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Residents of Belong Village Put Their Best Feet Forward at Dementia-Friendly Movement Sessions
Customers of specialist care village, Belong Crewe, have been honing their dancing skills at dementia-friendly movement sessions which are held weekly at the village. The
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